Fully Involved with Footwear Product Development, Design, Innovation, Costing, Commercialization, Sourcing, Technical engineering and QA functions. Has a unique balance of development acumen competencies in athletic and casual shoes and boot, Snowboots industries that contributed to product leadership brands for over 25 years. Able to lead multiple production teams in managing, manufacturing excellence and group standard implementation through tactical & operational relationships with the factory production. Management across different supplier groups, influencing different cultures and mindsets.